Join Us for the Dragons Big Breakfast at Rodney Parade
Make new connections, pick up fresh ideas and discover how a Newport business is using AI to help drive remarkable growth.
The Dragons of Newport Big Breakfast returns to Rodney Parade on Wednesday 30 September, from 07:00-09:00, bringing together businesses and professionals from across Newport and South Wales. This month’s event is proudly sponsored by multi-award-winning agency So. Social Media, with Newport entrepreneur Josh Walsh, Director of Preplica, joining us as our guest speaker.
Meet More Local Businesses
The Big Breakfast is an opportunity to step away from the desk for a couple of hours and meet other business owners and professionals in a relaxed environment.
You could meet a new customer, supplier, referral partner or collaborator – or simply have a conversation that sparks a useful idea.
And you don’t need to be an existing Dragons member. If you’ve never attended before, we’d love you to join us.
Discover How Preplica Is Putting AI to Work
Our guest speaker Josh Walsh is a Newport entrepreneur and Director of Preplica, a live commerce and clearance business that has achieved some impressive results.
In just three years, Preplica has sold more than one million products and generated over £9 million in revenue.
AI sits at the core of the way the business operates, from buying and product listings to content and software.
Josh will share his experience of building and scaling the business and provide a fascinating real-world perspective on how AI is already being used in business. If you’ve been wondering how AI could help your own organisation become more efficient, productive or scalable, this is a great opportunity to hear from someone already putting it into practice.
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Proudly Sponsored by So. Social Media
We’re delighted to welcome So. Social Media as our Big Breakfast sponsor.
The multi-award-winning social media management and development agency supports more than 650 businesses globally across B2B and B2C sectors.
Most recently, the team was named Business Services Business of the Year (SME) at the 2026 South Wales Business Awards.
We’re really pleased to have their support and look forward to hearing from the team during the morning.
Visit the So. Social Media website (opens in a new tab/window).
Come and Join Us
Whether you want to grow your network, raise the profile of your business, learn something new or simply meet more people from the local business community, we’d love to see you.
- Wednesday 30 September 2026
- 07:00-09:00
- Rodney Parade, Newport
- Guest Speaker: Josh Walsh, Preplica
- Sponsored by So. Social Media
Start your Wednesday with breakfast, new connections and some fresh ideas for your business.
You never know who you might meet – or what you might learn.